The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-16
WIN. DEAN DEAD.
AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS ILLNESS
PASSES QUIETLY AWAY---PRIN-
ClPAL FOUNDER OF PA
IRONS OF HUSBANDRY
OF THIS STATE.


uhle, AFTER several weeks Illness. nc
news spread quickly although many OK
pected to hear the sad tidings ut any
hour. The last moments Of the deceased
were unconcious. lie for some time
seemed apparently oblivious to all sur
roundings. His strong constitution and
vitality sustained him in life longer than
was looked for. He expired surrounded
by his family-three daughters and two
sons. The cause Of Mr.. Deans death
was a severe attack of pneumonia, which
he contracted some time back; probably
he caught cold during the day the Mills
burned, December 25 1856. The funeral
takes place to-day at . o'clock. There
will he services at the house, and the
intcrment will be in the NJ. f. Cemetery,
this town
SHORT SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MR.. DEAN.
Mr.. Dean was born May 10th, 1920, in
Blockley township, Philadelphia county,
Pa. He was the only son of Joseph and
Esther Dean. His early life was one of
much industry of the same indefatigable
nature that has characterized his entire
days but he did not take kindly to school
and study and was early put into an APP
premiership in his fathers mill at his
own earnest solicitation. In 1886 he
fully entered upon his lifelong career Of
work and became permanent fixture
Mn the manufacture of wooden goods in
Philadelphia At the age of20 he mar
ricd Margaret Aspden and simultaneous
~ began to earn his first wages of $3.50
per week, fact that Mr.. Dean always
remembered and related. MIR. Dean
worked in the mill owned by his father
Joseph Dean.
Joseph Deans removal to Newark, in
1913, to seek greater water power on the
White Clay creek here, an era of business
and prosperity began for Newark, then a
small village of 500 inhabitants. In this
small factory, near the placid waters OF
the White Clay creek, was the nucleus
of one of the largest WOODEN mills in the
country. Prosperity, as is seldom the
case, began at once, and by careful econ
omy and transformations living has been
held to till the present. The financial
troubles of 1857 affected the firm of Jos
eph Dean Il Son temporarily, and, it is
said superinduced Joseph Deans death
in 1861. John Pilling and Mr. Dean
then entered into partnership, retaining
the old name, which they retained until
1882, when a stock company was formed
with capital of S250,0OO, and the mills
were enlarged and the capacity more
than doubled.
Mr.. Pilling acted in the capacity OF
President of the company, for two years
when some difficulty arose and Mr. Pill
ing withdrew Mr.. Dean held the major
ity of stock and was elected secretary
and treasurer ofthe new Dean Wooden
Company with Augusta Thomas of Phila-
delphia, as president
He was the principal founder Of the
Patrons of IIusbandry in Delaware, and
master of Newark Grange for many
years, besides being chairman Of its State
executive cOmmittc In politics. rs in
everything else lac was self-willed and
independent, his opponents term it
otherwise. lie was consistent free
trader, and as an uncompromising OPP
ponent of protective tariff he had gain
ell wide reputation. In 1869 he was
elected by the Democratic party to the
Legislature in which he took IL promi-
nent part and was chairman of the com
mittce on ways and means. The success
of his management was shown in the
rise Of State bonds from IS cents to par
within year after the passage of his
revenue law. In 1872 he was chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, but
resigned on the nomination of Horace
Greeley to the Presidency. lie was
also delegate to the Louisville conven.
ton which nominated Charles VConnoI
and Charles Francis Adams on the ma
tional ticket His latest political depar-
ture was his alliance, in the last State
campaign, with the temperance party
Several trips to England and the CONT
nent diversified his cares and much re-
cuperated his health, but he had lately
lost his wife and daughter, the former in
1881 and the latter in 1882.
Mr.. Dean was very active man and
was always busy He was active with
his pen, and when a question arose
which he disfavored we generally heard
from him. His speeches were forciblt
and his sarcasm singing at times.
4 large number of letters ofcondolence
were received by the grief stricken fam
ilv. They came from New York, Con
necticut, Massachusetts,, Vermont, Mary
land, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Colorado
Ohio, Virginia. Illinois, and England
Among the number one from Secretary
Buyard
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, April II. 1887.
Mr. Joseph Dean.
Newark, Del.-My Dear Sir
learn with deep sorrow Of the death OF that hon
est man and good friend, William Dean, you
respected father.
Iexpect to attend his funeral on saturda!
next and will leave here at 9 A. NJ. arriving "A
Newark at 1850 and will return here that night
Yours very truly
r. +. BAYARD.
Mr.. Dean was kind hearted man
, honest and fearless in all his undertak
ings. He loved his children with grea
. love and they will miss that love of sucl
, father.